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In order to encourage a public debate on the need to establish a new social contract, that will regulate the relations between Government and citizens, and on the approach towards inclussive growth and comuunity building, we travelled across Israel to meet individuals and communities. To date, we have led and taken part in more than [...]

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An article by Paul Krugman (New York Times, 19/05/11) identifies the first signs of recovery in manufacturing production in the USA. These signs are manifested in a rise in manufacturing jobs and a reduction in the manufacturing trade deficit. The Regional Development team at the Reut Institute identified similar early signs in Barcelona.

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According to a study by Dr. Mosi Rosenboim, Dr. Tal Shavit and Dr. Miki Malul, misperception about the capabilities of different regions in Israel, leads investors to favor the central region over regions in the south.

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Newsweek ranked Israel 22nd in its annual index of the “World’s Best Countries,” which was published yesterday. While it remains true that Israel has achieved relative success in raising GDP per Capita and providing health service, it still lags behind most other countries in the magnitude of its income gaps and the quality of its [...]

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The government recently approved a new plan by the Ministry of Housing to subsidize the mortgages of young couples who wish to purchase property in Israel’s remote areas, often referred to as the periphery. The plan aims to attract young couples to these areas as a means of fueling economic growth.

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Global competition between countries is a key dimension of Leapfrogging. Through analyzing the Greek economic crisis, Economist Dani Rodrick introduces the political ‘trilemma’ of the world economy – the tension between economic globalization, political democracy, and the nation-state. For the full blog, click here.

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One of the main goals of Israel’s master plan TAMA 35, is to encourage development and growth of the Negev and Galilee regions. However, according to the plan’s monitoring team, the fundamental failure of its implementation is in attracting people to move to those regions: The current population in the north and south are far [...]

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This week, Israel was invited to join the prestigious OECD. While this is an important ‘stamp of approval’ for the strength and resilience of the Israeli economy, there are several other components that are vital for Israel leapfrogging into one of the leading countries in the world in terms of quality of life.  

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The ‘Bio-Negev’ venture, that was recently launched by Vice Prime Minister and Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee – Silvan Shalom, is a regional center aiming to encourage innovation in the field of Biotechnology and life science. This venture, based on the model of economic clusters, is aimed at encouraging cooperation between [...]

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Reut’s regional development team recently participated in a meeting organized by ELKA, regarding measuring quality of life in Israel. Head of Israel’s Progress Index project (“Erech”), Anat Itay spoke about the process of defining, measuring and fostering an alternative index to GDP, which would focus on a variety of components of quality of life, in [...]

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